Foldable bag device

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides methods and systems for a foldable bag that includes a rear wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a front wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side. The front wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line. The foldable bag is moveable between a first position and a second position.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a bag that can be unfoldedinto a resting device, and more generally relates to a bag having afirst position and a second position, wherein the first position is inthe form of a bag with storage compartments and the second position isin an open position allowing the user to rest upon the device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Unfortunately, there are many tragedies around the world. The victims ofthese tragedies have undergone a life changing experience and face manyhardships. These victims are typically without the basic needs such asfood, potable water, and housing. The victims may have to spendcountless days and nights in shelters and without housing. These victimsneed as quickly as can be provided some semblance of normalcy andcomfort, during these trying times. The present invention may be givento these victims so that they can carry what personal belongings theyhave and to provide a comfortable place to rest by providing asubstantial barrier or separation between the user and the ground orsurface the present invention is placed.

Luckily, there are brave and driven individuals that are willing toconfront these tragedies and aid the individual victims that have beenaffected by these tragedies. Very often, these relief workers placetheir life and health on the line to aid others in a time of need andwill find relief in the present invention. This invention may also beutilized by these workers who need a place to rest comfortably duringthe brief time period they may have to rest. The present invention mayalso be utilized by relief workers who need a place to rest comfortably.The present invention provides a bag that may carry relief supplies andgear, but also converts into an inflatable and/or expandable device,such as a mattress or the like, for allowing the relief worker a safeand comfortable place to rest.

The present device may also serve a military function. The device may beutilized by soldiers that need a safe and comfortable place to rest,while also carrying supplies or military wares.

The present device can also be used by others, such as a traveler, achild or the like that needs to have a readily available and comfortableplace to rest. For example, the weary airline traveler that experiencesa longer than expected layover at the airport or even a flightcancellation, can utilize the present device to both carry items andprovide a readily available and deployable device providing acomfortable place to rest.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the presentinvention is a foldable bag that includes a rear wall part having afront side, a back side, and an interior side; a front wall part havinga front side, a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having afront side, a back side, and an interior side. The front wall part isengaged to the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part isengaged to the middle part along a fold line. The foldable bag ismoveable between a first position in which the front side of the frontwall part is adjacent the front side of the middle part, the back sideof the middle part is adjacent the front side of the rear wall part; anda second position in which the back side of the front wall part, theback side of the middle part, and the back side of the rear wall partare in a substantially planar relationship with the front side of thefront wall part, the front side of the middle part, and the front sideof the rear wall part.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the foldablebag includes a cavity for receiving an inflatable and/or expandabledevice.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag includes a portion of the rear wall part that overlaps thefront wall part while in the first position.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag wherein the rear wall part includes a side wall, and themiddle part includes a side wall, wherein the side wall of the rear wallpart and the side wall of the middle part include an engagement meansfor engaging the side wall of the rear wall part to the side wall of themiddle part.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag wherein the front wall part includes a side wall and themiddle part includes a side wall, wherein the side wall of the frontwall part and the side wall of the middle part includes an engagementmeans for engaging the side wall of the front wall part to the side wallof the middle part.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag may include other a secondary bag or secondary bags thatare engaged to the primary bag, and particularly the rear wall part.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag includes a raised portion on the interior side of the rearwall part.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag includes an interior side of the front wall part, aninterior side of the middle part, and an interior side of the rear wallpart is substantially bisected by a center fold line.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, thefoldable bag includes a rear wall part having a front side, a back side,an interior side, and a side wall part; a front wall part having a frontside, a back side, an interior side, and a side wall part; a firstmiddle part having a front side, a back side, an interior side, and aside wall part; a second middle part having a front side, a back side,an interior side, and a side wall part, and a cavity for receiving aninflatable and/or expandable device. The front wall part is engaged tothe first middle part along a first fold line, the first middle part isengaged to the second middle part along a second fold line, and the rearwall part is engaged to the second middle part along the third foldline. The foldable bag is moveable between a first position in which thefront side of the front wall part is adjacent the front side of thefirst middle part, the back side of the first middle part is adjacentthe back side of the second middle part, and the front side of thesecond middle part is adjacent the front side of the rear wall part, andthe side wall part of the front wall is selectively secured to the sidewall part of the first middle part forming a cavity therein, and theside wall part of the second middle part is selectively secured to theside wall part of the rear wall part forming a cavity therein. Thefoldable bag has a second position in which the back side of the frontwall part, the back side of the first middle part, the back side of thesecond middle part, and the back side of the rear wall part are in asubstantially planar relationship with the front side of the front wallpart, the front side of the first middle part, the front side of thesecond middle part, and the front side of the rear wall part.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention is illustrated and described herein with referenceto the various drawings, in which like reference numbers denote likemethod steps and/or system components, respectively, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the foldable bag in the first position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the foldable bag in an alternativearrangement;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rear of the foldable bagillustrating straps that may be included on the foldable bag;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the foldable bag illustrating the rearwall part removed from the over top position of the front wall part;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the foldable bag illustrating therear wall part removed from the over top position of the front wall partexposing the storage cavities of the foldable bag;

FIG. 6 is an illustrative view of a user separating an engagement means;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the front wall part separated from thefirst middle part;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the rear wall part separated from thesecond middle part;

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view of a user transitioning the foldable bagfrom a first position to a second position;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the foldable bag transitioning from afirst position to a second position;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the top portions of the foldable bag;

FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view of the storage pockets folded overthe rear wall part;

FIG. 13 is a partial perspective view of the storage pockets foldedoutward from the rear wall part;

FIG. 14 is an illustrative view of a user accessing the inflatabledevice disposed within the cavity;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the foldable bag in the secondposition;

FIG. 16 is a side perspective view of the foldable bag in the secondposition with the inflatable device inflated;

FIG. 17 is an illustrative view of a user utilizing the foldable bag;

FIG. 18 is an illustrative view of a suggested arrangement of thefoldable bag.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now specifically to the drawings, a foldable bag device isillustrated in FIGS. 1-18 and is shown generally at reference numeral10. The device 10 comprises a rear wall part 12, a front wall part 14,and a middle part. The middle part may comprise a first middle part 16and a second middle part 18. The rear wall part 12 contains a front side20, a back side 22, a first side wall part 24, a second side wall part26, and an end wall part 28. The front wall part 14 contains a frontside 30, a back side 32, a first side wall part 34, a second side wallpart 36, and a top wall part 38. The first middle part 16 contains afront side 40, a back side 42, a first side wall part 44, and a secondside wall part 46. The second middle part 18 contains a front side 48, aback side 50, a first side wall part 52, and a second side wall part 54.

The rear wall part 12, front wall part 14, first middle part 16, andsecond middle part 18 collectively form a foldable bag 10 in a firstposition and a resting device in the second position. The rear wall part12, front wall part 14, first middle part 16, and second middle part 18have a cavity 56 formed therein. The cavity 56 is formed within the bag10 and designed to receive an inflatable device 58.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the front wall part 14 is engaged to thefirst middle part 16 along a first fold line 60, the first middle part16 is engaged to the second middle part 18 along a second fold line 62,and the rear wall part 12 is engaged to the second middle part 18 alongthe third fold line 64. It should be noted that the fold lines (60, 62,and 64) may be stitched or embedded into the bag 10, but as illustrated,the fold lines (60, 62, and 64) are the natural fold lines for foldingthe bag 10 of the present invention. Preferably, the front sides(20,30,40, and 48) of the front wall part 14, the rear wall part 12, thefirst middle part 16, and the second middle part 18 is formed from asolid piece of fabric. Alternatively, the front sides (20,30,40, and 48)of the front wall part 14, the rear wall part 12, the first middle part16, and the second middle part 18 is formed from two or more pieces offabric, but forming a solitary unit. Preferably, the back sides(22,32,42, and 50) of the front wall part 14, the rear wall part 12, thefirst middle part 16, and the second middle part 18 are formed from asolid piece of fabric. Alternatively, the back sides (22,32,42, and 50)of the front wall part 14, the rear wall part 12, the first middle part16, and the second middle part 18 are formed from two or more pieces offabric, but forming a solitary unit.

The front wall part 14 has a first interior side 66 and a secondinterior side 68. The rear wall part 12 has a first interior side 70 anda second interior side 72. The first middle part 16 has a first interiorside 74 and a second interior side 76. The second middle part 18 has afirst interior side 78 and a second interior side 80. The first interiorsides (66, 70, 74, and 78) are separated from the second interior sides(68, 72, 76, and 80) by a center fold line 82. In other words, theinterior sides (66,68,70,72,74,76,78, and 80) are bisected by the centerfold line 82. It should be noted that the center fold line 82 may bestitched or embedded into the bag 10, but as illustrated, the centerfold line 82 is the natural fold line for folding the bag 10 of thepresent invention in the longitudinal direction.

The bag 10 has a first position and a second position. In the firstposition, the front side 20 of the front wall part 14 is adjacent thefront side 40 of the first middle part 16, the back side 42 of the firstmiddle part 16 is adjacent the back side 50 of the second middle part18, and the front side 48 of the second middle part 18 is adjacent thefront side 20 of the rear wall part 12. The first position isillustrated in FIGS. 1-3. The rear wall part 12 extends overtop thefront wall part 14 for forming a selectively secured arrangement. Therear wall part 12, and preferably the end wall part 28, contains aretention means 84. The front wall part 14, preferably the top wall part38, contains a retention means 86 that is intended to engage theretention means 84 of the rear wall part 12 for holding the rear wallpart 12 and front wall part 14 in a selectively secured arrangement. Theretention means (84, 86) can be any device that will selectively secureone retention means to another retention means. As illustrated, theretention means 84 of the rear wall part 12 may have a male portion andthe retention means 86 of the front wall part 14 may have a femaleportion for receiving the male portion of the retention means 84 of therear wall part 12 for forming a selectively secured arrangement betweenthe rear wall part 12 and front wall part 14. Alternatively, theretention means 84 of the rear wall part 12 may have a female portionand the retention means 86 of the front wall part 14 may have a maleportion, and the female portion of the retention means 84 of the rearwall part 12 receives the male portion of the front wall part 14 forforming a selectively secured arrangement between the rear wall part 14and front wall part 12.

The second side wall part 26 of the rear wall part 12 and the secondside wall part 54 of the second middle part 18 contain an engagementmeans (88, 94) that selectively secures the second side wall part 26 ofthe rear wall part 12 and the second side wall part 54 of the secondmiddle part 18 to each other. The engagement means 94 of the secondmiddle part 18 and the engagement means 88 of the rear wall part 12 areengaged to each other forming a selectively secure arrangement. Thesecond side wall part 36 of the front wall part 14 and the second sidewall part 46 of the first middle part 16 contain an engagement means(90, 92) that selectively secures the second side wall part 36 of thefront wall part 14 and the second side wall part 46 of the first middlepart 16 to each other. The engagement means 92 of the first middle part16 and the engagement means 90 of the front wall part 14 are engaged toeach other forming a selectively secure arrangement.

An additional engagement means may also be disposed on the front side orthe rear side of the rear wall part 12, front wall part 14, first middlepart 16, and second middle part 18. This additional engagement means isdisposed within close proximity to the center fold line 82. Asillustrated in FIGS. 7, 8, 10, and 11, the rear wall part 12 includes anengagement means 88 disposed in close proximity to the center fold line82. The front wall part 14 includes an engagement means 90 disposed inclose proximity to the middle fold line 82. The first middle part 16includes an engagement means 92 disposed in close proximity to themiddle fold line 82. The second middle part 18 includes an engagementmeans 94 disposed in close proximity to the middle fold line 82. Theengagement means 88 of the rear wall part 12 disposed in close proximityto the center fold line 82 is engaged to the engagement means 94 of thesecond middle part 18 disposed in close proximity to the center foldline 82 for forming a selectively secured arrangement between the rearwall part 12 and second middle part 18. The engagement means 90 of thefront wall part 14 disposed in close proximity to the center fold line82 is engaged to the engagement means 92 of the first middle part 16disposed in close proximity to the center fold line 82 for forming aselectively secure arrangement between the front wall part 14 and thefirst middle part 16. The engagement means (88, 90, 92, and 94) asdescribed herein may be a zipper, buttons, snaps, hook and loopfasteners (sold under the trade name Velcro®) or the like. Additionally,the engagement means may have a different color than the opposingengagement means to which it is selectively secured. In other words, theengagement means 88 of the rear wall part 12 may have a different colorthan the engagement means 94 of the second middle part 18. Likewise, theengagement means 90 of the front wall part 14 may have a differencecolor than the engagement means 92 of the first middle part 16.

The bag 10 may also contain a handle 96. The handle 96 may be positionedon the rear wall part 12 and allow a user to carry the bag 10 while inthe first position. Alternatively, the handle 96 of the bag 10 maycontain a telescoping handle 96 that is raised upwards in the “up”position when transporting the bag 10 and is lowered downward in the“down” position when the bag 10 is not being transported. The bag 10 mayalso contain wheels that allow the bag 10 to be transported easily.Preferably, the bag 10 contains both wheels and a telescoping handlewhich allows the user to drag or roll the bag 10 along the ground foreasy transport.

The bag 10 may also contain a bottom retention means 98. The bottomretention means 98 allows a second bag 100 or other like device orapparatus to be selectively secured to the bag 10. As illustrated inFIG. 2, the bottom retention means 98 allows a second bag 100 to beselectively secured to the front wall part 14 of the bag 10, by way of aretention means 102 of the second bag 100. The bottom retention means 98can be any device that will selectively secure one retention means 98 toanother retention means 102. As illustrated, the bottom retention means98 may have a male portion and the retention means 102 of the second bag100 may have a female portion for receiving the male portion of thebottom retention means 98 of the bag 10 for forming a selectivelysecured arrangement between the bag 10 and the second bag 100.Alternatively, the bottom retention means 98 of the bag 10 may have afemale portion and the retention means 102 of the second bag 100 mayhave a male portion, and the female portion of the bottom retentionmeans 98 of the bag 10 receives the male portion of the retention means102 of the second bag 100 for forming a selectively secured arrangementbetween the bag 10 and second bag 100.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the bag 10 may contain at least one strap 104disposed on the bag 10 for allowing a user to carry the foldable bag 10.Preferably, the bag 10 includes two straps 104 disposed on the rear wallpart 14 for allowing a user to carry the foldable bag 10. The straps 104are adjustable and allow a user to carry the bag 10 on their back. Thestraps 104 may also contain a padded portion for providing added comfortto the user, while carrying the bag 10.

In the process of transitioning the bag 10 from the first position tothe second position, the first step is to release the retention means 84selectively securing the front wall part 14 to the rear wall part 12.After the retention means 84 has been released, the portion of the rearwall part 12 that is overtop the front wall part 14 is flipped backwardalong the rear wall part fold line 106, as illustrated in FIG. 4. Asillustrated in FIG. 5, the selectively secured engagement of the rearwall part 12 to the second middle part 18 forms a storage cavity 108therein, and the selectively secured engagement of the front wall part14 to the first middle part 16 forms a storage cavity 110 therein.Additionally, a side retention means 112 is engaged to the rear wallpart 12 and the front wall part 14. The side retention means 112 can beany device that will selectively secure the rear wall part 12 to thefront wall part 14. As illustrated, the side retention means 112 of therear wall part 12 may have a male portion and the side retention means112 of the front wall part 14 may have a female portion for receivingthe male portion of the side retention means 112 of the rear wall part12 for forming a selectively secured arrangement between the rear wallpart 12 and front wall part 14. Alternatively, the side retention means112 of the rear wall part 12 may have a female portion and the sideretention means 112 of the front wall part 14 may have a male portion,and the female portion of the retention means 112 of the rear wall part12 receives the male portion of the side retention means 112 of thefront wall part 14 for forming a selectively secured arrangement betweenthe rear wall part 12 and the front wall part 14. As illustrated in FIG.5, the bag 10 contains two side retention means 112 on each side of thebag 10, and in other words, the rear wall part 12 has four sideretention means 112 and a pair on each side, and the front wall part 14has four side retention means 112 and a pair on each side.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the engagement means 90 of the front wall part14 disposed in close proximity to the center fold line 82 is separatedfrom the engagement means 92 of the first middle wall part 16 that isdisposed in close proximity to the center fold line 82. FIG. 7illustrates the engagement means 90 on the second side wall part 36 ofthe front wall part 14 is separated from the engagement means 92 of thesecond side wall part 46 of the first middle part 16. FIG. 8 illustratesthe engagement means 94 of the second middle part 18 that is disposed inclose proximity to the center fold line 82 being separated from theengagement means 88 of the rear wall part 12 that is disposed in closeproximity to the center fold line 82. FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate theengagement means 94 of the second side wall part 54 of the second middlepart 18 is separated from the engagement means 88 of the second sidewall part 26 of the rear wall part 12. FIG. 11 illustrates the bag 10wherein the rear wall part 12, front wall part 14, first middle part 16,and second middle part 18 are in a planar relationship with one another.As illustrated in FIGS. 9, 11, and 15, the interior sides (66, 68, 70,72, 74, 76, 78, and 80) are bisected by the center fold line 82 with thefront sides (20, 30, 40, and 48) facing upwards and the back sides (22,32, 42, and 50) facing downwards.

In one embodiment, the bag 10 contains a pair of pockets 114 that areengaged to the rear wall part 12. Preferably, the pockets 114 areengaged to the first side wall 24 and second side wall 26 of the rearwall part 12. It should be noted that the bag 10 may contain one or morepockets 114, or the two pockets 114 as illustrated in FIG. 12. Thepockets 114 have first position, wherein the pockets 114 rest upon therear wall part 12 as illustrated in FIG. 12. The pockets 114 have asecond position, where the pockets 114 are folded outward from the rearwall part 12, as illustrated in FIG. 13. The pockets 114 have a cavitytherein for allowing items or devices to be stored therein. The cavitymay be secured by a pocket engagement means 116, such as a zipper,button, snap, hook and loop fastener (sold under the trade name Velcro®)or the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the cavity 56 may receive an inflatableand/or expandable device 58. The inflatable device 58 is any device thatcan receive a gas or liquid for increasing in size. As illustrated inFIG. 14, the inflatable device 58 is an inflatable mattress. Theinflatable device 58 may be contain a built in pump, may be inflatedwith a hand pump, or may be inflated with an electrical pump, may beinflated by a user blowing air into the mattress, or may be inflated byany other means known to one of skill in the art. The expandable device58 increases in height and may act much like an inflatable device 58.The purpose of the expandable device 58 is to establish a barrier orseparation between the user and the ground or any surface the bag 10 isplaced upon.

FIG. 15 illustrates the bag 10 in the second position wherein the backside 32 of the front wall part 14, the back side 42 of the first middlepart 16, the back side 50 of the second middle part 18, and the backside 22 of the rear wall part 12 are in a substantially planarrelationship with the front side 30 of the front wall part 14, the frontside 40 of the first middle part 16, the front side 48 of the secondmiddle part 18, and the front side 20 of the rear wall part 12.Additionally, the inner sides (66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, and 80) areexposed and facing upwards. The first inner side 70 and second innerside 72 of the rear wall part 12 contains a raised portion that may actas a pillow. FIG. 16 illustrates the bag 10 in the second position withthe inflatable device 58 fully inflated. FIG. 17 illustrates a userutilizing the bag 10 in the second position. FIG. 18 illustrates the bag10 in the second position and in a suggested usage.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described hereinwith reference to preferred embodiments and specific examples thereof,it will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art thatother embodiments and examples may perform similar functions and/orachieve like results. All such equivalent embodiments and examples arewithin the spirit and scope of the present invention and are intended tobe covered by the following claims.

1. A foldable bag, comprising: a rear wall part having a front side, aback side, and an interior side; a front wall part having a front side,a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having a front side, aback side, and an interior side; whereby the front wall part is engagedto the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part is engagedto the middle part along a fold line; and wherein the foldable bag ismoveable between: a first position in which the front side of the frontwall part is adjacent the front side of the middle part, the front sideof the middle part is adjacent the front side of the rear wall part; anda second position in which the back side of the front wall part, theback side of the middle part, and the back side of the rear wall partare in a substantially planar relationship with the front side of thefront wall part, the front side of the middle part, and the front sideof the rear wall part.
 2. The foldable bag of claim 1, furthercomprising a cavity for receiving an inflatable device or an expandabledevice.
 3. The foldable bag of claim 1, wherein a portion of the rearwall part overlaps the front wall part while in the first position. 4.The foldable bag of claim 1, wherein the rear wall part includes a sidewall, and the middle part includes a side wall, wherein the side wall ofthe of the rear wall part and the side wall of the middle part includean engagement means for engaging the side wall of the rear wall part tothe side wall of the middle part.
 5. The foldable bag of claim 1,wherein the front wall part includes a side wall and the middle partincludes a side wall, wherein the side wall of the front wall part andthe side wall of the middle part include an engagement means forengaging the side wall of the front wall part to the side wall of themiddle part.
 6. The foldable bag of claim 1, further comprising a secondbag engaged to the front wall part.
 7. The foldable bag of claim 1,further comprising a raised portion on the interior side of the rearwall part.
 8. The foldable bag of claim 1, wherein the interior side ofthe front wall part, the interior side of the middle part and theinterior side of the rear wall part is substantially bisected by acenter fold line.
 9. A foldable bag, comprising: a rear wall part havinga front side, a back side, an interior side, and a side wall part; afront wall part having a front side, a back side, an interior side, anda side wall part; a first middle part having a front side, a back side,an interior side, and a side wall part; a second middle part having afront side, a back side, an interior side, and a side wall part; wherebythe front wall part is engaged to the first middle part along a firstfold line, the first middle part is engaged to the second middle partalong a second fold line, and the rear wall part is engaged to thesecond middle part along the third fold line, and wherein the foldablebag is moveable between: a first position in which the front side of thefront wall part is adjacent the front side of the first middle part, theback side of the first middle part is adjacent the back side of thesecond middle part, and the front side of the second middle part isadjacent the front side of the rear wall part, and the side wall part ofthe front wall is selectively secured to the side wall part of the firstmiddle part forming a cavity therein, and the side wall part of thesecond middle part is selectively secured to the side wall part of therear wall part forming a cavity therein; and a second position in whichthe back side of the front wall part, the back side of the first middlepart, the back side of the second middle part, and the back side of therear wall part are in a substantially planar relationship with the frontside of the front wall part, the front side of the first middle part,the front side of the second middle part, and the front side of the rearwall part.
 10. The foldable bag of claim 9, further comprising a cavityfor receiving an inflatable device or an expandable device.
 11. Thefoldable bag of claim 9, wherein a portion of the rear wall partoverlaps the front wall part while in the first position.
 12. Thefoldable bag of claim 9, further comprising a pair of engagement membersdisposed on the back side of the front wall part for receiving acorresponding engagement member.
 13. The foldable bag of claim 9,wherein the back side of the front wall part includes a side wall andthe back side of the first middle part includes a side wall, wherein theside wall of the front wall part and the side wall of the second middlepart include an engagement means for engaging the side wall of the frontwall part to the side wall of the first middle part.
 14. The foldablebag of claim 9, further comprising at least one strap disposed on thefoldable bag for allowing a user to carry the foldable bag.
 15. Thefoldable bag of claim 9, further comprising two straps disposed on therear wall part for allowing a user to carry the foldable bag.
 16. Amethod for erecting a resting device, comprising: providing a foldablebag comprising a rear wall part having a front side, a back side, aninterior side, and a side wall part; a front wall part having a frontside, a back side, an interior side, and a side wall part; a firstmiddle part having a front side, a back side, an interior side, and aside wall part; a second middle part having a front side, a back side,an interior side, and a side wall part, and a cavity for receiving aninflatable device or an expandable device; whereby the front wall partis engaged to the first middle part along a first fold line, the firstmiddle part is engaged to the second middle part along a second foldline, and the rear wall part is engaged to the second middle part alongthe third fold line, the interior side of the first middle part, theinterior side of the second middle part, and the interior side of therear wall part is substantially bisected by a center fold line; andwherein the foldable bag is moveable between: a first position in whichthe front side of the front wall part is adjacent the front side of thefirst middle part, the back side of the first middle part is adjacentthe back side of the second middle part, and the front side of thesecond middle part is adjacent the front side of the rear wall part, andthe side wall part of the front wall is selectively secured to the sidewall part of the first middle part forming a cavity therein, and theside wall part of the second middle part is selectively secured to theside wall part of the rear wall part forming a cavity therein; and asecond position in which the back side of the front wall part, the backside of the first middle part, the back side of the second middle part,and the back side of the rear wall part are in a substantially planarrelationship with the front side of the front wall part, the front sideof the first middle part, the front side of the second middle part, andthe front side of the rear wall part; separating the front wall partfrom the first middle part; separating the rear wall part from thesecond middle part; separating the first middle part from the secondmiddle part; separating the interior sides of the first middle part, theinterior sides of the second middle part, and the interior sides of therear wall part along the center fold line, whereby the interior sidesare in a substantially planar relationship to one another; and inflatingthe inflatable means.
 17. The method of erecting a temporary restingstructure according to claim 16, further comprising providing aninflatable means that is integral to the inflatable device and inflatingthe inflatable device with the inflatable means.
 18. The method oferecting a temporary resting structure according to claim 16, furthercomprising inflating the inflatable device with a pump.
 19. The methodof erecting a temporary resting structure according to claim 16, furthercomprising providing a retention means for retaining the front wall partto the rear wall part when the foldable bag is in the first position.